Postquam noxiorum sanguis effusus est, dixit Dominus ad Moysen et Eleazarum filium Aaron sacerdotem:

When this toll of guilty blood had been taken, the Lord said to Moses and to the new high priest, Aaron’s son Eleazar,

After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:

Numerate omnem summam filiorum Israël a viginti annis et supra, per domos et cognationes suas, cunctos qui possunt ad bella procedere.

Make a register, by households and families, of all the Israelites that have reached the age of twenty; that is, all the fighting men.

Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.

Locuti sunt itaque Moyses et Eleazar sacerdos, in campestribus Moab super Jordanem contra Jericho, ad eos qui erant

So, in the plains of Moab, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, Moses and the high priest Eleazar summoned them all,

Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were

a viginti annis et supra, sicut Dominus imperaverat, quorum iste est numerus.

the men of twenty years old or more, and passed the Lord’s command on to them. And the register was as follows:

From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

Ruben primogenitus Israël: hujus filius, Henoch, a quo familia Henochitarum: et Phallu, a quo familia Phalluitarum:

The sons of Ruben, Israel’s first-born, were called Henoch, Phallu,

Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:

et Hesron, a quo familia Hesronitarum: et Charmi, a quo familia Charmitarum.

Hesron and Charmi.

And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.

Hæ sunt familiæ de stirpe Ruben: quarum numerus inventus est quadraginta tria millia, et septingenti triginta.

These gave their names to the clans of Ruben, which counted forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty men.

These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Filius Phallu, Eliab:

Phallu had a son called Eliab,

The son of Phallu was Eliab.

hujus filii, Namuel et Dathan et Abiron: isti sunt Dathan et Abiron principes populi, qui surrexerunt contra Moysen et Aaron in seditione Core, quando adversus Dominum rebellaverunt:

who was the father of Namuel, Dathan, and Abiron. (It was these two chiefs, Dathan and Abiron, that made head against Moses and Aaron at the time of Core’s rebellion, setting the Lord at defiance.

His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:

et aperiens terra os suum devoravit Core, morientibus plurimis, quando combussit ignis ducentos quinquaginta viros. Et factum est grande miraculum,

The earth gaped open, and Core was swallowed up; many of the Israelites were killed, two hundred and fifty of them by fire, and it was a great miracle

And the earth opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,

ut, Core pereunte, filii illius non perirent.

that when Core perished, his sons did not perish with him.)

That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

Filii Simeon per cognationes suas: Namuel, ab hoc familia Namuelitarum: Jamin, ab hoc familia Jaminitarum: Jachin, ab hoc familia Jachinitarum:

The clans of Simeon were named after his sons, Namuel, Jamin, Jachin,

The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is the family of the Jachinites:

Zare, ab hoc familia Zareitarum: Saul, ab hoc familia Saulitarum.

Zare and Saul;

Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

Hæ sunt familiæ de stirpe Simeon, quarum omnis numerus fuit viginti duo millia ducenti.

they counted twenty-two thousand two hundred.

These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

Filii Gad per cognationes suas: Sephon, ab hoc familia Sephonitarum: Aggi, ab hoc familia Aggitarum: Suni, ab hoc familia Sunitarum:

And the clans of Gad were named after his sons, Sephon, Aggi, Suni,

The sons of Gad by their kindreds: Sephon, of him is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:

Ozni, ab hoc familia Oznitarum: Her, ab hoc familia Heritarum:

Ozni, Her,

Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

Arod, ab hoc familia Aroditarum: Ariel, ab hoc familia Arielitarum.

Arod and Ariel;

Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.

Istæ sunt familiæ Gad, quarum omnis numerus fuit quadraginta millia quingenti.

they counted forty thousand five hundred.

These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

Filii Juda, Her et Onan, qui ambo mortui sunt in terra Chanaan.

Juda had two sons, Her and Onan, who died in the land of Chanaan;

The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

Fueruntque filii Juda per cognationes suas: Sela, a quo familia Selaitarum: Phares, a quo familia Pharesitarum: Zare, a quo familia Zareitarum.

his other sons gave their names to clans, Sela, Phares, and Zara.

And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.

Porro filii Phares: Hesron, a quo familia Hesronitarum: et Hamul, a quo familia Hamulitarum.

(This Phares had two sons, who gave their names to the Hesronites and the Hamulites.)

Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is the family of the Hamulites.

Istæ sunt familiæ Juda, quarum omnis numerus fuit septuaginta sex millia quingenti.

Juda counted seventy-six thousand five hundred.

These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

Filii Issachar per cognationes suas: Thola, a quo familia Tholaitarum: Phua, a quo familia Phuaitarum:

The clans of Issachar were named after his sons, Thola, Phua,

The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:

Jasub, a quo familia Jasubitarum: Semran, a quo familia Semranitarum.

Jasub and Semran;

Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.

Hæ sunt cognationes Issachar, quarum numerus fuit sexaginta quatuor millia trecenti.

they counted sixty-four thousand three hundred.

These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

Filii Zabulon per cognationes suas: Sared, a quo familia Sareditarum: Elon, a quo familia Elonitarum: Jalel, a quo familia Jalelitarum.

The clans of Zabulon were named after his sons, Sared, Elon and Jalel;

The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.

Hæ sunt cognationes Zabulon, quarum numerus fuit sexaginta millia quingenti.

they counted sixty thousand five hundred.

These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

Filii Joseph per cognationes suas, Manasse et Ephraim.

The clans of Joseph were descended from his two sons, Manasses and Ephraim.

The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.

De Manasse ortus est Machir, a quo familia Machiritarum. Machir genuit Galaad, a quo familia Galaaditarum.

Manasses’ son Machir gave his name to the Machirites and Machir’s son Galaad to the Galaadites;

Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir begot Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

Galaad habuit filios: Jezer, a quo familia Jezeritarum: et Helec, a quo familia Helecitarum:

and the clans of Galaad were named after his sons, Jezer, Helec,

Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:

et Asriel, a quo familia Asrielitarum: et Sechem, a quo familia Sechemitarum:

Asriel, Sechem,

And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:

et Semida, a quo familia Semidaitarum: et Hepher, a quo familia Hepheritarum.

Semida and Hepher.

And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.

Fuit autem Hepher pater Salphaad, qui filios non habebat, sed tantum filias: quarum ista sunt nomina: Maala, et Noa, et Hegla, et Melcha, et Thersa.

(Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but five daughters, Maala, Noa, Hegla, Melcha and Thersa.)

And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

Hæ sunt familiæ Manasse, et numerus earum quinquaginta duo millia septingenti.

Manasses counted fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

Filii autem Ephraim per cognationes suas fuerunt hi: Suthala, a quo familia Suthalaitarum: Becher, a quo familia Becheritarum: Thehen, a quo familia Thehenitarum.

The clans of Ephraim were named after his sons Suthala, Becher and Thenen.

And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.

Porro filius Suthala fuit Heran, a quo familia Heranitarum.

(Heran, the founder of the Heranites, was Suthala’s son.)

Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.

Hæ sunt cognationes filiorum Ephraim: quarum numerus fuit triginta duo millia quingenti.

Ephraim counted thirty-two thousand five hundred.

These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

Isti sunt filii Joseph per familias suas. Filii Benjamin in cognationibus suis: Bela, a quo familia Belaitarum: Asbel, a quo familia Asbelitarum: Ahiram, a quo familia Ahiramitarum:

All these were the descendants of Joseph. The clans of Benjamin were named after his sons, Bela, Asbel, Ahiram,

These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:

Supham, a quo familia Suphamitarum: Hupham, a quo familia Huphamitarum.

Supham and Hupham.

Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.

Filii Bela: Hered, et Noëman. De Hered, familia Hereditarum: de Noëman, familia Noëmanitarum.

(Bela’s sons gave their names to the Heredites and the Noemanites.)

The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.

Hi sunt filii Benjamin per cognationes suas: quorum numerus fuit quadraginta quinque millia sexcenti.

Benjamin counted forty-five thousand six hundred.

These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

Filii Dan per cognationes suas: Suham, a quo familia Suhamitarum. Hæ sunt cognationes Dan per familias suas.

Dan had no sons but Suham, the founder of the Suhamites; all the clans descended from Dan

The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds of Dan by their families.

Omnes fuere Suhamitæ, quorum numerus erat sexaginta quatuor millia quadringenti.

were Suhamites, counting sixty-four thousand four hundred.

All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

Filii Aser per cognationes suas: Jemna, a quo familia Jemnaitarum: Jessui, a quo familia Jessuitarum: Brie, a quo familia Brieitarum.

The clans of Aser were named after his sons, Jemna, Jessui and Brie.

The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.

Filii Brie: Heber, a quo familia Heberitarum: et Melchiel, a quo familia Melchielitarum.

(Brie had two sons, who gave their names to the Heberites and the Melchielites.

The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.

Nomen autem filiæ Aser fuit Sara.

Aser had also a daughter called Sara.)

And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.

Hæ cognationes filiorum Aser, et numerus eorum quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.

Aser counted fifty-three thousand four hundred.

These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Filii Nephthali per cognationes suas: Jesiel, a quo familia Jesielitarum: Guni, a quo familia Gunitarum:

And the clans of Nephthali were called after his sons, Jesiel, Guni,

The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is the family of the Gunites:

Jeser, a quo familia Jeseritarum: Sellem, a quo familia Sellemitarum.

Jeser and Sellem.

Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

Hæ sunt cognationes filiorum Nephthali per familias suas: quorum numerus quadraginta quinque millia quadringenti.

Nephthali counted forty-five thousand four hundred.

These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

Ista est summa filiorum Israël, qui recensiti sunt, sexcenta millia, et mille septingenti triginta.

Thus the whole muster-roll of the Israelites contained six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty names.

This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:

And the Lord told Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Istis dividetur terra juxta numerum vocabulorum in possessiones suas.

The land must be divided up under these names, one portion for each.

To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.

Pluribus majorem partem dabis, et paucioribus minorem: singulis, sicut nunc recensiti sunt, tradetur possessio:

A large portion where they are many, a small portion where they are few; their inheritance is to be assigned to them according to this present register;

To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:

ita dumtaxat ut sors terram tribubus dividat et familiis.

but always lots must be used to decide between tribe and tribe, between clan and clan.

Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.

Quidquid sorte contigerit, hoc vel plures accipiant, vel pauciores.

Great or small, they must be content with what the lot gives them.

Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

Hic quoque est numerus filiorum Levi per familias suas: Gerson, a quo familia Gersonitarum: Caath, a quo familia Caathitarum: Merari, a quo familia Meraritarum.

The Levites, too, were divided into clans, named after Levi’s sons, Gerson, Caath and Merari.

This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites.

Hæ sunt familiæ Levi: familia Lobni, familia Hebroni, familia Moholi, familia Musi, familia Core. At vero Caath genuit Amram:

(These are sub-divided into the Levite clans named after Lobni, Hebroni, Moholi, Musi and Core. ) Caath was father of Amram,

These are the families of Levi: The family of Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath begot Amram:

qui habuit uxorem Jochabed filiam Levi, quæ nata est ei in Ægypto. Hæc genuit Amram viro suo filios, Aaron, et Moysen, et Mariam sororem eorum.

who married Jochabed, a daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt; the children she bore to Amram were Aaron and Moses and their sister Mary.

Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.

De Aaron orti sunt Nadab et Abiu, et Eleazar et Ithamar:

Aaron’s sons were called Nadab, Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

quorum Nadab et Abiu mortui sunt, cum obtulissent ignem alienum coram Domino.

but of these, Nadab and Abiu were punished with death for offering the Lord unhallowed fire.

Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.

Fueruntque omnes qui numerati sunt, viginti tria millia generis masculini ab uno mense et supra: quia non sunt recensiti inter filios Israël, nec eis cum ceteris data possessio est.

Of the Levites altogether, twenty-three thousand were registered; males all of them, but counting all those who were more than a month old. They were not reckoned in the muster-roll of Israel, nor did they receive lands like the rest.

And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

Hic est numerus filiorum Israël, qui descripti sunt a Moyse et Eleazaro sacerdote, in campestribus Moab supra Jordanem contra Jericho:

Such was the register of the Israelites made by Moses and the high priest Eleazar, when they reached the plains of Moab, by the Jordan opposite Jericho.

This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against Jericho.

inter quos, nullus fuit eorum qui ante numerati sunt a Moyse et Aaron in deserto Sinai:

Of these, not one had been among those registered by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai,

Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

prædixerat enim Dominus quod omnes morerentur in solitudine. Nullusque remansit ex eis, nisi Caleb filius Jephone, et Josue filius Nun.

and afterwards doomed by the Lord to die in the wilderness; none of those now remained, except Caleb, son of Jephone, and Josue, son of Nun.

For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.